Central Asian Military District


The Red Banner Central Asian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, which existed in 1926–1945 and 1969–1989, with its headquarters at Tashkent and Almaty. By USSR Order No.304 of 4 June 1926, the Turkestan Front was renamed the Central Asian Military District.

1st Formation

On 22 June 1941 the Central Asian Military District included the 4th Cavalry Corps, the 27th Mechanised Corps and 116th Regiment and district troops.
On 9 July 1945, the district was split into the Turkestan and Steppe Military Districts.

2nd Formation

The district was reformed in 1969, as the Chinese threat to the Soviet Union increased.
In 1988 the CAMD included the 32nd Army and 17th Army Corps and troops directly subordinate to district command. Air support was carried out by the 73rd Air Army, and air defence by the 12th and 14th Air Defence Armies. The 32nd Army includes a tank and three motor rifle divisions, anti-aircraft and missile brigades, artillery and rocket regiments, separate Flame-tank Regiment, and others. The 17th Army Corps included the 8th Guards Motor Rifle Division and the 68th Motor Rifle Division , and the 30th independent Motor Rifle Regiment, plus a separate battalion. District units included the 80th Guards Training Motor Rifle Division and the 134th Motor Rifle Division , two communications brigades, a chemical protection missile brigade, a separate air assault battalion, and the 23rd independent Helicopter Transport Regiment.
In addition, the 57th Air Assault Brigade was based at Aktogay.
The district was disestablished and its territory incorporated into the Turkestan Military District from 5 January 1989.

District commanders